'''Noel Appleby''' is a New Zealand actor. He played [[Everard Proudfoot]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. In June [[2007]], he and 14 other actors filed [http://us.imdb.com/news/ni0058227/ a lawsuit] against [[New Line Cinema]] over merchandising royalties.

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'''Noel Appleby''' (died May, [[2007]]) was a New Zealand actor. He played [[Everard Proudfoot]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. In [[2007]], he and 14 other actors filed [http://us.imdb.com/news/ni0058227/ a lawsuit] against [[New Line Cinema]] over merchandising royalties, but he died before the court made its decision.